St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
Chapel Lane, Preston, PR4 5EB
246 pupils · 100% of 245 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 May 2023, published 4 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 27% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 23 | 59 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 33 | 78 | 33 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 37 | 78 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 35 | 31 | 81 | 33 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 33 | 70 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 69 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 32 | 96 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 39 | 97 | 35 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Longton Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Little Hoole Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School 2.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Whitefield Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.